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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis Management-MALES

Has a doctor or other health professional EVER suggested losing weight to help your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,653 753 26.5 24.4-28.6 1,900 73.5 71.4-75.6
RACE
White 2,171 608 26.5 24.3-28.9 1,563 73.5 71.1-75.7
African American 354 113 30.1 24.6-36.1 241 69.9 63.9-75.4
Asian 4 1 8.7 1.0-48.1 3 91.3 51.9-99.0
Native American 51 15 22.6 12.3-37.8 36 77.4 62.2-87.7
Other Minorities 63 15 15.8 8.2-28.3 48 84.2 71.7-91.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 70 16 16.8 9.0-29.1 54 83.2 70.9-91.0
-English Speaking 40 10 22.5 11.2-40.1 30 77.5 59.9-88.8
-Spanish Speaking 30 6 12.9 4.6-31.5 24 87.1 68.5-95.4
Non-Hispanic 2,581 737 27.0 24.9-29.2 1,844 73.0 70.8-75.1
AGE
18-24 52 6 6.2 2.5-14.3 46 93.8 85.7-97.5
25-34 198 33 15.3 10.2-22.4 165 84.7 77.6-89.8
35-44 369 85 22.2 17.6-27.4 284 77.8 72.6-82.4
45-54 550 166 33.3 28.5-38.5 384 66.7 61.5-71.5
55-64 636 220 34.3 30.0-38.8 416 65.7 61.2-70.0
65-74 481 164 33.8 29.1-38.9 317 66.2 61.1-70.9
75+ 360 77 21.1 16.6-26.5 283 78.9 73.5-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 507 131 21.2 17.1-26.1 376 78.8 73.9-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 808 229 27.8 23.9-32.0 579 72.2 68.0-76.1
Some Post-H.S. 605 171 28.1 23.8-32.7 434 71.9 67.3-76.2
College Graduate 729 221 27.5 23.8-31.4 508 72.5 68.6-76.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 308 89 23.7 18.3-30.0 219 76.3 70.0-81.7
$15,000- 24,999 457 120 24.8 20.1-30.3 337 75.2 69.7-79.9
$25,000- 34,999 351 103 30.3 24.2-37.3 248 69.7 62.7-75.8
$35,000- 49,999 390 115 27.6 22.7-33.2 275 72.4 66.8-77.3
$50,000-74,999 382 106 28.8 23.6-34.7 276 71.2 65.3-76.4
$75,000+ 447 143 28.4 23.8-33.4 304 71.6 66.6-76.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,277 427 32.3 29.0-35.6 850 67.7 64.4-71.0
No 1,357 320 22.1 19.6-24.9 1,037 77.9 75.1-80.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,092 321 29.6 26.2-33.2 771 70.4 66.8-73.8
Non-Veteran 1,560 432 24.8 22.3-27.5 1,128 75.2 72.5-77.7

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*Asked only of respondents with chronic joint symptoms or doctor-diagnosed arthritis

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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